9b

Question 1

Make do with sth

Answer 1

Use/have sth not as acceptable as original

Question 2

Give sb their marching orders

Answer 2

Dismiss sb

Question 3

Meet one’s match

Answer 3

Compete with sb as good as/better than you

Question 4

Mean well

Answer 4

Try to be kind/helpful

Question 5

Living beyond one’s means

Answer 5

Spending more than you can afford

Question 6

On the mend

Answer 6

Recover from (illness/injury)

Question 7

Mend one’s way

Answer 7

Begin to behave well

Question 8

To put it mildly

Answer 8

To understate sth in an ironic way

Question 9

Miles away

Answer 9

Deep in thought

Question 10

Mint condition

Answer 10

Perfect condition

Question 11

Give sth a miss

Answer 11

Decide not to do sth or go to a place

Question 12

Sb gets their money’s worth

Answer 12

Sb gets sth which is worth its price/the effort put in it

Question 13

Name names

Answer 13

Identify sb who has done sth (usually immoral or illegal

Question 14

Name of the game

Answer 14

The most important aspect

Question 15

Come naturally to sb

Answer 15

Be very easy for sb to do

Question 16

Nearest and dearest

Answer 16

Close relatives/friends

Question 17

Risk one’s neck

Answer 17

Put oneself in danger

Question 18

Touch a nerve

Answer 18

Mention a sensitive subject

Question 19

Nest egg

Answer 19

Sum of money saved for a particular purpose

Question 20

Slip through the net

Answer 20

Avoid being caught by a system/trap set up to catch sb

Question 21

None the wiser

Answer 21

Know nothing more than before

Question 22

Poke one’s nose into sth

Answer 22

Try to interfere in sth

Question 23

Hand/give in one’s notice

Answer 23

Resign